Project Gutenberg 2004-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 37 Payne, John 1842 1916 Tales from the Arabic — Volume 02 Reading ease score: 78.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Text scanned by JC Byers and proof read by the volunteers of the Distributed Proofreaders site "Tales from the Arabic — Volume 02" by John Payne is a collection of translated stories from the renowned "Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night" written during the late 19th century. This volume continues the traditional narrative framework of storytelling, where various characters recount tales within tales, often laden with moral lessons and social commentary, emphasizing themes of justice, fidelity, and the human condition. The beginning of this volume unfolds with the tale of a pious woman wrongly accused of infidelity by her brother-in-law, leading to her trial and subsequent stoning. However, fate intervenes as she survives and begins a new life, eventually drawing attention as a healer. The story illustrates the consequences of wrongful accusations and societal judgment, while embedding elements of resilience and redemption. Following this narrative are glimpses of other tales that promise to explore the complexities of human relationships, cleverness, and the twists of fate that characterize this rich tradition of storytelling. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Folklore -- Arab countries Fairy tales -- Arab countries PJ Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature 447680 447552 2024-10-03T04:31:41.096912 2023-10-03T04:56:56.413532 text/html text/html 447673 447545 2024-10-03T04:31:41.360907 2023-10-03T04:56:56.590534 text/html text/html 228133 2024-10-03T04:31:48.160835 application/epub+zip 234211 2024-10-03T04:31:43.317876 application/epub+zip 234211 2024-10-03T04:31:42.093880 application/epub+zip 443075 2024-10-03T04:31:51.858847 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 422836 2024-10-03T04:31:47.384853 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 379311 2022-09-03T06:32:40.728494 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 418722 418645 2024-10-03T04:31:40.709872 2023-10-03T04:56:56.136533 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 413676 2020-12-28T16:48:35 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 148402 2020-12-28T16:48:35 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18846 2024-10-03T04:31:51.991987 application/rdf+xml 15795 2024-10-03T04:31:42.632875 image/jpeg 4161 2024-10-03T04:31:42.360867 image/jpeg 223889 2024-10-03T04:31:41.397887 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia